"Brent crude futures were up $2.01, or 2.05 per cent, at $99.93 a barrel by 01:02pm PKT, after earlier touching $100.19, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was up $1.49, or 1.60pc, at $94.52 a barrel.
Brent crude prices have risen by a quarter since early last month as hopes fade for a permanent resolution to the six-month-old US-Iran conflict.
Since the Iran war began on February 28, Brent has surged as high as $126.41 a barrel, a peak reached on April 30."
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